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Tonight, I will be reading Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamb,

edited by Andrew Lang and included in his blue fairy book.

So lie down, close your eyes, and let me read you a story.

There once lived at poor Taylor, who had a son called Aladdin, a careless idle boy, who would

do nothing but play ball all day long in the streets with little idle boys like himself.

This so grieved the father that he died. Yet in spite of his mother's tears and prayers, Aladdin

did not mend his ways. One day, when he was playing in the streets as usual, a stranger asked him his age,

and if he was not the son of Mustafa the tailor.

I am, sir, replied Aladdin, but he died a long while ago.

On this the stranger, who was a famous African magician, fell on his neck and kissed him,

saying, I am your uncle, and I knew you from your likeness to my brother. Go to your mother and

tell her I am coming. Aladdin ran home and told his mother of his newly found uncle. Indeed, child,

she said. Your father had a brother, but I always thought he was dead. However, she prepared

supper and bade Aladdin seek his uncle, who came laden with wine and fruit.

He presently fell down and kissed the place where Mustafa used to sit,

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